(1 of )Mark Lautman is the founding director of the Community Economics Lab, an Albuquerque, N.M.-based not-for-profit think tank on economic development. He is set to be the keynote speaker at North Bay Business Journal's Construction Industry Conference on May 12, 2017. (PROVIDED PHOTO)

(2 of )Doug Hamilton, president and owner, Oak Grove Construction

(3 of )Tamara Stanley, CEO Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County

(4 of )Suzanne Smith, executive director of the Sonoma County Transportation Authority

North Bay construction conference May 12 to feature author on community development

An internationally recognized author and speaker on economic development in the post–baby boomer era is set to keynote North Bay Business Journal’s May 12 Construction Industry Conference, “Building the Future Now.”

Mark Lautman is the founding director of the Community Economics Lab, an Albuquerque, N.M.-based not-for-profit think tank on economic development. He is the author of the book “When the Boomers Bail; A Community Economics Survival Guide.”

“This is a unique opportunity for public officials and everyone in the development community, architects, builders, public officials and others to hear how we can continue to prosper as a community in the coming decade and beyond,” said Business Journal Publisher Brad Bollinger.

The conference will also address topics of interest to construction companies large and small.

Registration for the conference begins at 8 a.m. at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel & Spa, 170 Railroad St., Santa Rosa. The program is from 8:30–11:30 a.m. Tickets are $65 a person or $675 for a table of 10. The registration deadline is May 9.

The keynote speaker is underwritten by Simons & Woodard, the Business Journal and the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area. Conference underwriters are George Petersen Insurance Agency and Ghilotti Construction Company. The major conference sponsor is InterWest Insurance Services. Corporate sponsors are North Coast Builders Exchange and Marin Builders Exchange.